I Save Water

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Text on Button I SAVE WATER
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Illustration of a faucet over white text on a blue background

Curl Text N.G. SLATER CORP., N.Y.C. 11
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This is likely memorabilia worn to spread awareness in water conservation and efficiency. Water efficiency is the practice of the smart usage of water resources. People can practice water efficiency by using water-saving technologies and taking simple steps around the house. People can take steps to conserve water. Some of the approaches include fixing household leaks, turning off the faucet while brushing teeth, and using a rain barrel for outdoor watering.

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American Rivers. (n.d.). 10 ways to save water at home. Retrieved June 28, 2021, from https://www.americanrivers.org/rivers/discover-your-river/top-10-ways-for-you-to-save-water-at-home/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIofykr6O78QIVEBmtBh1oRAIyEAAYASAAEgLCCPD_BwE

EPA. (n.d.). Start saving. Water Sense. Retrieved June 28, 2021, from https://www.epa.gov/watersense/start-saving

Catalog ID CL0474

Keep Well

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Text on Button KEEP WELL
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Green and white illustration of a cow in a field by trees with a building and a mountain in the background

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Catalog ID CA0703

Sombreros

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Text on Button SOMBREROS
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White text and an illustration of a hat on a red background

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Sombrero derives from the Spanish word “sombra” which means shade. While many associate the hat with Mexican culture, it originates in Spain. The hat popped up in the 17th century and was appropriated into Mexican culture when the Spanish came to the Americas. Mariachi bands often wear sombreros with largee brims so that they need a chin strap to keep it on. Quincianos are work hats that are light and simple. Veintistietes are the high end sombreros that can take one month to be crafted.

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Sombrero Hat - History and Types of Sombrero Hats. (n.d.). History of Hats. Retrieved July 28, 2020, from http://www.historyofhats.net/hat-history/history-of-sombrero/

Catalog ID AR0382

String Along With Goddess

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Text on Button STRING ALONG WITH goddess
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Red text on a white background with a red stripe with white text. White string attached to the back

Curl Text ©MARVIC BROOKLYN 22 N.Y.
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Catalog ID AD0816

Speak Color Speak Pantone

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Text on Button SPEAK COLOR SPEAK PANTONE
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Yellow, pink, orange, red, purple and blue text on a blue background

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Litho Supplies 1968

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Based in New Jersey, Pantone is a printing and technology company that uses a patented matching system to replicate any color for designers, retailers, and customers. Since the 1950s, Pantone has perfected the color and printing process with the Pantone Matching System to create or reproduce any color. Advertised as "speaking the international language of color," Pantone's one-of-a-kind approach can translate colors into any form from print to plastic.

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About Pantone. (n.d.).  Pantone. Retrieved November 27, 2024, from https://www.pantone.com/about-pantone

Pantone Inc. History. (n.d.).  Funding Universe. Retrieved November 27, 2024, from https://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/pantone-inc-history/

 

Catalog ID AD0813

Stop Time

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Text on Button STOP TIME
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Illustration of two people, one in a skirt and one in pants, pulling in opposite directions on a clock with black text above and below on a white background

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Catalog ID HU0178

I Like Time

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Text on Button I LIKE TIME
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Blue text on a white stripe with a red stripe above and blue stripe below

Curl Text ...M MFG. CO. N.Y. 38
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The text seen here is likely imitating the popular button from Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidential campaign of 1952. The original button had the same red and blue stripes, as well as a slogan that read “I LIKE IKE”.

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Greene, John Robert. I like Ike: The Presidential Election of 1952. Google Books, University Press of Kansas, 17 Apr. 2017, books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=KyCpEAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA56&dq=i+like+ike&ots=-nurt9s0dU&sig=VypsaLzBPEv2fYO0dpLkhHt-9LQ#v=onepage&q=i%20like%20ike&f=false. Accessed 26 June 2023.

Catalog ID IB0596

Star of Vaudeville Charmion Sitting on a Swing

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Text on Button STAR OF VAUDEVILLE CHARMION
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Brown and white photograph of a woman sitting on a swing on a brown background with white text

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Made by HYATT MFG CO. BALTO. MD. BADGES & BUTTONS OF ALL KINDS

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Charmion was the stage name of the American Vaudeville trapeze artist and strong-woman Laverie Vallee. Her most famous act consisted of her mounting the trapeze in full Victorian attire and stripping down to a leotard while swinging from the trapeze. This act was captured on film in 1901 for a short Edison film called "Trapeze Disrobing Act." Vallee lived from 1875 to 1949.

Catalog ID EN0442